[I had the thought of a 6-8 player game, only running during a specific time slot. Not sure if it's what you had in mind, but like a 4 hour run once a week, set to 15m autohost. That would be a minimum of 16 turns per session, with probably a few more than that on the opening night. Most games would probably take 2 weeks, some might take 3.
I don't know about hosting though, that's why I never broached the subject, but here you are in PST suggesting something similar, so I thought I might chime in. 
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Tentative game details-
July 6th, saturday, run time 1pm-5pm PST
15m quickhost during the opening session
30h quickhost after, with another 4h session the next weekend *maybe*
Magic Sites: 60
Other settings: Default
Map: Dependant on signups
Mods: Worthy Heroes 1.8
Age: Middle
Lingchih: Ermor
JimMorrison: Bandar Log
*** When signing up, please vote as to whether you want the NO RUSH (no attacks for the first 4 hours) scenario, or FULL CONTACT (attack any time, but 15m quickhost so little time for diplomacy or scripting) during the first session. ***